Institution-based situational normality is a type of institution-based trust, which refers to one's sense of security from guarantees, safety nets, or other impersonal structures inherent in a specific context. Situational normality is an assessment that the transaction will be a success, based on how normal or customary the situation appears to be. This assures people that everything in the setting is as it ought to be and that a shared understanding of what is happening exists.